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| Politician: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive. -- Ambrose Bierce | |
| "The only way for a reporter to look at a politician is down." -- H.L. Mencken | |
| A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years. -- Harry S. Truman | |
| An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought. -- Simon Cameron There are honest journalists like there are honest politicians. When bought they stay bought. -- Bill Moyers | |
| Every one says that politicians lie all the time, and that just isn't so! But you do have to understand body language to know when they're lying and when they aren't. When a politician rubs his nose, he isn't lying. When a politician tugs on his ear, he isn't lying. When a politician scratches his collar bone, he isn't lying. When his mouth starts moving, that's when he's lying! | |
| He's just a politician trying to save both his faces... | |
| I am not a politician and my other habits are also good. -- A. Ward | |
| Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him. -- Charles DeGaulle | |
| The famous politician was trying to save both his faces. | |
| The politician is someone who deals in man's problems of adjustment. To ask a politician to lead us is to ask the tail of a dog to lead the dog. -- Buckminster Fuller | |
| Under every stone lurks a politician. -- Aristophanes | |
| You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner. -- Aristophanes | |
| bureaucrat, n: A politician who has tenure. | |
| lighthouse, n.: A tall building on the seashore in which the government maintains a lamp and the friend of a politician. | |
| The Preacher, the Politician, the Teacher, Were each of them once a kiddie. A child, indeed, is a wonderful creature. Do I want one? God Forbiddie! -- Ogden Nash | |
| But in my experience you have a better chance of getting a straight answer out of a politician than intels networking folks. Maybe they have reformed - Alan Cox on linux-kernel | |
